Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky

University of Florida - Levin College of Law

Professor of Law

P.O. Box 117625

Gainesville, FL 32611-7625

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

24

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3

Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

How Not to Criminalize Cyberbullying

Missouri Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Andrea Garcia
University of Florida - Levin College of Law and University of Florida
Downloads 856 (47,630)

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first amendment, cyberbullying, overcriminalization, due process, vagueness, overbreadth, harassment, stalking, freedom of speech, censorship, education, suicide, cyberlaw, social media

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Public Forum 2.0

91 B.U. L. Rev. 1975 (2011), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2011-08
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2018
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 437 (111,762)

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government speech, public forum, web 2.0, social media, facebook, internet, cyberlaw, cyberspace

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Anonymity in Cyberspace: What Can We Learn from John Doe?

Boston College Law Review, Vol. 50, p. 1, 2009, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2009-37
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 06 May 2010
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 367 (136,514)

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First Amendment, internet, defamation, John Doe, libel, cyberslapp, cybersmear, reputation, cyberspace

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Incendiary Speech and Social Media

Texas Tech Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 364 (137,769)

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incitement, threats, fighting words, social media, First Amendment, Hal Turner, Terry Jones, internet, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, anonymous speech, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, blog, weblog

5.

Of Reasonable Readers and Unreasonable Speakers: Libel Law in a Networked World

Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Forthcoming, BYU Law Research Paper No. 16-02, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 16-20
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2016
RonNell Andersen Jones and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 326 (155,190)

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media, libel, actual malice, opinion privilege, social media, First Amendment, free speech, defamation

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Authorship, Audiences, and Anonymous Speech

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-37
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 22 Aug 2006
Thomas F. Cotter and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Minnesota Law School and University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 310 (163,573)
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anonymous, first amendment, trademarks

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#I🔫U: Considering the Context of Online Threats

106 California Law Review 1885 (2018), University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-11
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2018
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Linda Riedemann Norbut
University of Florida - Levin College of Law and Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
Downloads 258 (197,586)

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First Amendment, threats, true threats, overcriminalization, Justin Carter, Elonis, free speech, social media, defamation, defense

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Silencing John Doe: Defamation and Discourse in Cyberspace

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2000
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 20 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 224 (226,711)

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Internet, defamation, first amendment, opinion, hyperbole, satire, john doe, anonymous speech

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Defamation, Reputation, and the Myth of Community

Washington Law Review, Vol. 71, No. 1, 1996
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 May 2010 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2010
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 204 (247,171)
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defamation, First Amendment, substantial and respectable, subcommunity, public policy, reputation, libel, slander

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Nobody's Fools: The Rational Audience as First Amendment Ideal

University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2009-19, University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2010
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 193 (259,912)
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First Amendment, core speech, rational audience model, marketplace of ideas

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Where's the Harm?: Free Speech and the Regulation of Lies

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 65, p. 1091, 2008
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 May 2009 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 187 (267,513)

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First Amendment, Holocaust denial, lies, opinion, verfiability, falsity

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United States Media Law Update

20 Media & Arts L. Rev. 461 (2016), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 16-15
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 07 May 2016
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Rachael Jones
University of Florida - Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
Downloads 164 (299,587)

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media law, social media, free speech, content-based speech, surveillance, privacy, net neutrality

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Public Forum 2.1: Public Higher Education Institutions and Social Media

Florida Coastal L. Rev, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Robert H. Jerry and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law and University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 137 (346,972)

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public forum, government speech, social media, first amendment, Twitter, university, college, higher education, free speech, Facebook, government speech, web 2.0

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Not a Free Press Court?

Brigham Young University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 134 (352,980)

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First Amendment, media law, press, new media, social media, citizens united, indecency, constitutional law, public concern

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Medium-Specific Regulation of Attorney Advertising: A Critique

Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 19 Oct 2007
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Tera Jckowski Peterson
University of Florida - Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
Downloads 110 (408,322)
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attorney advertising, First Amendment, commercial speech, attorney regulation, Internet advertising, broadcast advertising, Internet regulation, attorney blogs, attorney websites

16.

First Amendment Disequilibrium

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 109, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 27 Aug 2023
Christina Koningisor and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
UC Law, San Francisco and University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 108 (413,653)

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First Amendment law, constitutional law, press law, FOIA, transparency, executive power

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Prying, Spying, and Lying: Intrusive Newsgathering and What the Law Should Do About It

Tulane Law Review, Vol. 73, p. 173, 1998
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 08 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 95 (451,735)

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tort, privacy, intrusion, media, press, First Amendment, newsgathering, newsgatherer

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Government Sponsored Social Media and Public Forum Doctrine Under the First Amendment: Perils and Pitfalls

19 The Public Lawyer 2 (2011) , University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-25
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2018
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 86 (480,867)

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public forum, social media, Supreme Court

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Symposium: Truth, Trust and the First Amendment in the Digital Age, Foreword: Whither the Fourth Estate?

83 Missouri Law Review 907 (2018), University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-03
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 28 Feb 2019
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 73 (529,151)

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first amendment, fourth estate, digital age, media law, press

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Brandenburg and the United States' War on Incitement Abroad: Defending a Double Standard

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 1009, 2002
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 May 2011 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2012
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 65 (563,174)

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First Amendment, incitement

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Defensor Fidei: The Travails of a Post-Realist Formalist

Florida Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 5, 1995
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2015
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 44 (672,102)

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jurisprudence, formalism, realism, pragmatism, adjudication, interpretation

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Cheap Speech and the Gordian Knot of Defamation Reform

3 J. of Free Speech L. 79 (2023), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Sep 2023
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law
Downloads 7 (975,318)

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free speech

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Post, Robert C., The Social Foundations of Defamation Law: Reputation and the Constitution, 74 Calif. L. Rev. 691 (1986)

25 Comm. L. and Pol'y 491 2020, University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-02
Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
University of Florida - Levin College of Law

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Post, defamation, social, Texas, role model

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OnionDNS: A Seizure-resistant Top-level Domain

Int. J. Infor. Secur. DOI 10.1007/s10207-017-0391-Z, University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-24, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper
Posted: 27 Oct 2017
Nolen Scaife, Henry Carter, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, Rachael Jones and Patrick Traynor
University of Florida, Villanova University, University of Florida - Levin College of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida

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Tor hidden services, DNS, Proof-of-work, Censorship resistance